The "Ozark" showrunner reveals exactly what happened in the ambiguous end of Netflix Show
Producer Chris Mundy was surprised that some viewers found the confusing final blow.
Spoilers for Ozark before. When Ozark Completed after four seasons in April 2022, some viewers were confused by the final scene. But, according to Showrunner Chris Mundy , THE END Ozark It is not as ambiguous as it may seem. In fact, in a panel of Netflix on the program Friday February 17, Mundy said that it was surprised that fans were not sure of what after the final was cut in black and gave clarification on what really went in the last moments of the criminal drama.
Ozark , which was created in 2017, talks about a couple, Marty and Wendy Byde ( Jason Bateman And Laura Linney ), who move from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks and become launderers imprint with a drug cartel and local criminals. After four seasons, the show ended with a last episode which included two dead of surprising characters, one of which occurred in the last moments. Read the rest to see what Mundy had to say on the final. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
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The final scene includes a murder.
Two characters meet their ends in the final of Ozark . Julia Garner The character Ruth Langmore dies earlier in the episode, while the final scene shows Jonah Byde ( Skylar Gaertner ), The teenage son of Marty and Wendy, pointing a weapon on Mel Sattem ( Adam Rothenberg ). A shot rings with the camera on Marty, then the series cuts the black.
As indicated by Variety , at the panel, Mundy said that the history of Byrdes "would have been false if there were no consequences." But the absence of a scene clearly showing that Jonas shooting Mel made the fans wondered if the ball really headed for someone or something else.
Some fans did not know who - or what - was drawn.
Some viewers hypothesized if Jonas had in fact killed his parents, who were also in the scene, or if he had shot on the Sad famous jar of goat cookies keep evidence against the family.
At the panel, Mundy confirmed that Jonah had shot Mel.
"Define in my mind, and whoever is free to think what he wants, but in my mind, he absolutely shot Mel and Mel is dead. And that's all," said the producer and writer. "I just didn't want to see him. It was over. If you pulled him, then you're in the blood and the guts ... But the show was over. He did."
The star and director Bateman pointed out even if the Byrdes "fled with" what they have done, the two deaths are the consequences, especially because they must now face the fact that "their son has become a murderer ".
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Bateman has his own theory on the cookie pot.
In June 2022, on another panel, Mundy and Bateman Theories of fans addressed About the final, while offering their own views of what happened after the credits started in role.
"I think he shot Mel, and Mel is dead," said Mundy, according to Indiewire. "And I think they went to their crematorium, just off screen."
Bateman added that the cookie pot was probably a victim too, "[the weapon] was probably also a buckshot, so the cookie pot has also fallen. There is a lot of spray on it," he declares.
Mundy also opened the death of Ruth.
The favorite character of Ruth fans was also killed in the episode, which, according to Mundy, caused him a turmoil when he decided on his fate. In the panel of February 17, he said that he "had not slept for a week or two" and "would wake up at four in the morning" thinking about it.
But, he concluded, killing Ruth was the best option.
"Ruth was almost a stronger character in death than she would have been if she lived somewhere," said Mundy. "It was our hope for the show. As everyone's favorite character - Jason's favorite character, my favorite character - you just wanted to do him justice."
